"How were they, when I left?"
Sitting opposite of me and nursing the cup of orange tea that he had prepared for everyone, Leo still wore that carefree and innocent smile that I always pictured him with, but now there was this luster to his skin that I don't remember.
More than likely it was the good food and reduced stress doing wonders for my brother's complexion and looks, taking him from that pretty boy that I remembered to a rather breathtaking beauty that had apparently managed to attract the attention of Vivian Lucreiza.
"Mother was... quieter. She didn't have to work in the garden nor did she have to worry about large meals, so she had a lot of free time, and I really don't think she likes having any free time whatsoever. She was... sad, but there was pride in her eyes whenever we talked about you and Giovanni.
